St. Anthony’s Errion Gymnasium played host to the inaugural JTown MLK Showcase on Monday, with four games featuring four Long Beach teams playing on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Millikan fell to Garfield 59-46 to open the day, then Westchester defeated West in the second game of the day in the only matchup that didn’t […]
The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Bryanna Moran, Jordan Basketball Bryanna Moran led Jordan to a big win at Wilson last week, scoring a […]
The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Hank Waddles has been coaching middle school basketball in Long Beach for more than 13 years, at Lindbergh and more recently Stanford. Last week he coached his […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. We will have our full preview of the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team–ranked No. 2 in the nation–on the website next week. The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team opened the season at home in […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser. It’s been a long year since Jordan swept Long Beach Poly in the 2022-23 Moore League boys’ basketball season, winning both times they played the Jackrabbits. Poly didn’t bother pretending that […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser.
More than 100 NFL players have come from Long Beach, which has been one of the sport’s top producers of talent for more than a century. Wilson alum Joel Bitonio has been towards the top of the list of most accomplished Long Beach NFL products for years as an interior offensive lineman with the Cleveland […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Wilson girls’ basketball coach Erin Carey announced her resignation recently, taking the rare step of resigning midseason due to what she said was overwhelming negative criticism from parents in the team. “It wasn’t an easy decision,” she said. “It was […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The562’s coverage of Long Beach State basketball for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Nelson Farris. The Long Beach State women’s basketball team dropped a hard-fought Big West game against visiting Cal Poly, sending the Beach a game under […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial The Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball team (10-7, 2-0) is riding a six-game winning streak and claimed last week’s St. Francis Holiday Hoopfest Tournament championship after a pair of thrilling wins over St. Francis and Westlake. Poly’s star junior Jovani Ruff was named Tournament MVP […]